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Geography (AQA)
Coastal landscapes

Starter quiz

  • Which of the following characteristics best describes constructive waves?
    • High frequency and strong backwash
    • Low frequency and strong swash  ✓
    • High frequency and steep profile
    • Short wavelength and strong backwash
  • What type of erosion involves rocks and pebbles colliding and breaking into smaller, rounder pieces?
    • Hydraulic action
    • Abrasion
    • Attrition  ✓
  • Which type of erosion is defined as material being hurled against a cliff face, wearing it down?
    • Hydraulic action
    • Attrition
    • Abrasion  ✓
  • What process is being described here "the uninterrupted distance over which the wind blows across the water"?
    • 'fetch' ✓
  • Reorder the steps in the process of longshore drift:
    Reorder the steps in the process of longshore drift:
    • 1
      ⇔
      Waves hit the shore at an angle due to the wind direction.
    • 2
      ⇔
      Sediment is moved along the beach by the swash (up the shore).
    • 3
      ⇔
      The backwash pulls sediment straight back down the beach.
    • 4
      ⇔
      Sediment moves along the shore in a zig-zag pattern over time.
    • 5
      ⇔
      Over time, sediment is transported down the coastline.
  • What coastal management structure is used to block longshore drift?
    • 1
      ⇔
      g
    • 2
      ⇔
      r
    • 3
      ⇔
      o
    • 4
      ⇔
      y
    • 5
      ⇔
      n
    • 6
      ⇔
      e
    • 7
      ⇔
      s
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